Nearer my god to thee

1. Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

2. Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,
darkness be over me, my rest a stone
yet in my dreams I'd be
nearer, my God, to thee
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

3. There let the way appear, steps unto heaven
all that thou sendest me, in mercy given
angels to beckon me
nearer, my God, to thee
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

5. Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky,
sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly,
still all my song shall be,
nearer, my God, to thee
nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!